HERBST, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm; JABLONSKY, Carl Gustav. 
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Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insecten. Zweite Abteilung: Schmetterlinge. Nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné bearbeitet. 10 vols.- Berlin: bey Joachim Pauli, 1783 - 1806. 8vo and oblong 4to. (22), CXXVI, (2), 216 pp.; XXXII, 295 pp.; XII, 232 pp., (4), VIII, 208 pp.; VIII, 231 pp., (2) 162 pp.; (6), 178 pp., (8), 304 pp.; (6), 205 pp., (2), 334 pp., VIII; XIV, 392 pp., one hand colored frontispiece and 11 hand colored title-vignettes. 11 vols. text uniformly bound in seven contemporary half calf bindings with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spines. Extremities with wear and spines with water stains. Front hinge of vol. 3-4 split. Water stain to first leaves of 1 and 3-4, otherwise internally fine and three atlas vol. in different but contemporary paper card boards with 328 brilliantly hand colored engraved plates, with occasional brown spotting.
One of the most attractively illustrated entomological works of the period. An exceedingly rare and beautifully illustrated work on butterflies by Carl Gustav Jablonsky and Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, whose Natursystem is one of the first attempts at a complete survey of Exotic and European butterflies, and edited following the system of Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), the father of modern taxonomy, as stated in the subtitle of the work. The natural history system, written mainly by Herbst after the early death of Carl Gustav Jablonsky in 1787, was published until 1806 in two sections (First section on beetles (Käfer) and Second section on butterflies (Schmetterlinge) with a total of 21 volumes and a two-part atlas, of which the part on butterflies is presented here in its entirety with text and plates. Carl Gustav Jablonsky (1765 – 1787) was a Berlin naturalist, entomologist and illustrator, and also the private secretary to the Queen of Prussia, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick - Wolfenbüttel - Bevern. Jablonsky died at age 31, willing his works to his colleague, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst (1743 – 1807) who edited the work from volume three onwards. Jablonsky and Krüger of Berlin designed the plates while the engravings were done by Ludwig Schmidt and his assistants with brilliant coloring. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst was a German naturalist and entomologist who dedicated his life to the study of insects. He recognized the need for a systematic classification of insects to provide a comprehensive overview of the diverse and complex insect world. Inspired by the Enlightenment’s emphasis on empirical observation and classification, Herbst embarked on a monumental task of creating a comprehensive catalog of all known insect species, both domestic and foreign. The book consists of beautifully detailed engravings accompanied by precise descriptions of insect species, organized according to a hierarchical taxonomic system. Herbst’s system followed the Linnaean classification method, with each insect species assigned a unique name and categorized into orders, families, genera, and species. Provenance: Frederick DuCane Godman (1834 - 1919) Nissen 2048; Horn & Schenkling 10130; Hagen I, 358; Junk, Rara 10: „Die Tafeln sind vorzüglich colorirt; … prächtige Original - Exemplare, wie das obige, (werden) immer seltener und theurer.“ (Butterflies, Schmetterlinge, Entomology, Entomologie, Linné, Linnaeus)
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